United States

Hawaii, Las Vegas and Florida: these are the top destinations preferred by American professionals for an incentive operation in their domestic market. These are the findings of a study carried out by the Incentive Research Foundation (IRF). This is the 4th year that the survey has been carried out among 400 sales representatives eligible for...

Do Experimental Group's lifestyle hotels attract a large business clientele? Romée de Goriainoff - Yes, they account for between 40% and 60% of our hotel occupancy. Business travellers have a rather cold image. But today, some of this clientele, particularly in the tech, fashion and investment fund sectors, are...

From 27 October, KLM will be expanding its transatlantic network with a direct non-stop flight between Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) and Portland, Oregon (PDX). The airline will offer three direct flights a week (Tuesday, Friday and Sunday) using Boeing 787-9 aircraft. In the cabin, passengers will have a choice of 30 seats in World Business Class, 21 seats...

Over the summer, Iberia received its first Airbus A321XLR out of an order for a total of 8 aircraft, which are due to join the fleet in 2025 and 2026. The Spanish airline is the first in the world to receive this type of aircraft. This version of the Airbus A321 can cover distances of over...

Luxury, design and an ideal location overlooking the Gulf of Mexico: the St. Regis Longboat Key Resort in Florida has just been added to Marriott's already impressive portfolio of luxury hotels, with more than 500 establishments worldwide and some 250 future projects. The opening...

It's a revolution at Southwest Airlines. For some 50 years, passengers boarding the low-cost airline's aircraft have sat wherever they wished. Or wherever there was still room. The first passengers to board were in fact the best served, with the others filling up as they went along...

A member of the oneworld alliance and the leading carrier on the West Coast of the United States, Alaska Airlines is aiming to attract more high-spending passengers. To this end, the carrier will be adding more seats to its two Premium classes (First and Premium Economy) from September. The programme involves the reconfiguration of more than 200 aircraft,...

While Paris 2024 is the focus of attention, the next host destination for the Summer Olympics is preparing to welcome the event in the best possible conditions. One example of this is the announcement of a timetable for the launch of the rail link between Los Angeles and its LAX airport. Known as the Automated People Mover (APM), this new link between the destination and LAX...

What are Delta Air Lines' current priorities in France? Béatrice de Rotalier - The aim is to consolidate operations to our destinations and ensure flight regularity and operational performance. New York has the largest offer with, between Delta and Air France, ten daily flights from...

The Paris Olympics have not yet begun, and Los Angeles is already preparing for the next Olympics. The city has taken advantage of the acceleration effect of this world event to push ahead with a long-awaited project: the modernisation and expansion of its LACC convention centre. An extension that is...

US carrier United Airlines is now sending passengers links to live local radar maps in the event of weather-related delays. This initiative is part of the airline's efforts to provide passengers with all possible information in real time about their journey, in particular...

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has authorised an extended codeshare between US carrier JetBlue Airways and British Airways. The two airlines submitted their application at the end of May and it was quickly approved. Under the agreement, British Airways will be able to add its own code to 75 routes on the...

Lufthansa is continuing to improve the connectivity of its Bavarian hub because of the greater flight capacity at Munich and probably because terminal 2, dedicated to Lufthansa and Star Alliance flights, offers greater comfort than Frankfurt. The German carrier, which has just inaugurated three weekly flights from Munich to...

For some time now, the US administration has been taking a tougher line with airlines - both American and international - which have been dragging their feet for months, if not years, in reimbursing passengers for flights cancelled during the Covid period. This move by the carriers is all the more surprising given that they have been raking in record profits since the end of the...

Since 17 May, an Airbus A330 operated by Irish carrier Aer Lingus has been providing a four-times-weekly service between Dublin and Denver, Colorado. This route will give the city in the American West a better connection to Europe. Denver thus becomes Aer Lingus' 17th destination in North America. Denver...

Although France is part of the Visa Waiver Programme (VWP) for entry into the United States, with only an electronic passport required and a two-year Esta to pay for, this precious passport is compulsory in certain cases, including travel since 12 January 2021 to Cuba or since...

Air France will continue to expand its network this winter. For the IATA winter 2024-2025 season (November 2024 to March 2025), the airline will be offering 5 additional destinations from its Paris-Charles de Gaulle hub. Three of these are new destinations, while the other two are extensions of flights launched this summer. More leisure destinations...

After France, which was the first to make the announcements in April, the Michelin guide has gone on tour to unveil the hotels awarded one to three "Clefs", its new classification devoted to accommodation. Prior to Japan at the beginning of the summer, these awards will first be presented in Italy, Spain and the United States. A selection of...

It's now official: high-speed rail is finally set to take its first steps in the United States, after many aborted projects over the last few decades. The first sod was turned on 22 April to start construction of the Brightline West high-speed line, named after the group that is carrying out the work and will operate the line...

WeWork, the fallen coworking star placed under Chapter 11 protection for its North American operations last November, is gradually seeing the light. Its real estate and financial restructuring is progressing, with the completion of renegotiations for 90 % of its lease portfolio. This rationalisation process is under way both in the US and in Europe.